Check marking and protecting device



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V. CHELENA. CHECK MARKING AND PROTECTING DEVICE.

:HLED JUNE 7. 1922.

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a s-mien filed June '7, wee. serial No. s-eegeee.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lkIl'OWfl'l that 1, V-monnr CHELJETNA, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Atlanta, in the con lty of Fulton and State ed? Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in "Gheok Marking and Protecting Devices; and I do i in the art to which it appertainsto niallre and ti-om the body and thereby rendered ithsorb hereby declare that the following isa full, :clear, concise, exact description of the 011M011, such as will enable others skilled use the smnel ion relates to improvements in 'ehecl-z n ranl' g and protecting devices. having tor-m1 ob ect to provide a portable check marking and protecting device provided with a novel term of paper engaging and marking roller, the same carrylng cireuinlierentiztlly arranged teeth thereon so sl-laped as to form series of pro eG'tiOns upon the sew eral sides er a check or similar instrument marked thereby, those portions forming such erection-s being torn orrather pulled tree ent, thus enabling a personexamining the check to readily ascertain whether it has been altered from its original form, snhsequentl y to the marking; thereof. i i

it It is likewise en object of the invention to provide the device with a frame for supportting the marking rel ler whereby When the same is moved in one 'direotion the marking teeth will be permitted to engage and. form series of "projections upon a check, but when moved in the opposite direction, to cause such roller to move in its innermost position, wvliereat the :ma'rlrin 'eeth will be prevented from engaging the cheek, thus ensuringrthe ilormin'g off the proper markings thereon.

Yet another objzeet of the invention is to provide a framefhaving an extension on one e d thereof which is adapted to he bent upon itself over the outer side oft-he in.

roller to afford an eii'eetual guard-or for the same, i

Uther objects will be in part obvious in part pointed out hereinafter.

in order that the invention and its niode ot operatien maybe readily l'rmlerstoodby persons skilled in the a1't',I have in the accom 'mnyinsr illustrative drawings and in the detailed following description based thereon and set out one possible embodiment of the same:

In these drawings: l igure l is aside elevation of the inn prove (1 device showing :the manner in which i the projections are termed upon the face side of a ehee'k o1- sirnileir instrument, which as will be understoed, is termed let paper or similar material; Figure 2 is an end elevation of the proved marking roller;

Figured is a side elevation of the same; :Figure e is a plan View of the trarne blank; and,

may be stated to consist of a *frarne torn-led et a strip of sheet 1netal,tl1e body of the frame being indicated by the numeral 1 and ham "ing one of the end portions thereof curved ripen itself to previde e spring clasp 2 adapted to be snugly engaged ahent a penci 'l or pen or similar device. laterally disposed wings 3 are formed upon the intermediateportion of the sides of the body 1 at opposite points and are bent at snbstantinlf-ly right angles thereto as shoirnin the Figure 1, having right langula'r hearing slots l itorined therein for rotatablysupport 'ing the anal-king roll, hereinafter more fully described; The intermediate portion of the limdy l isc-ut away as at to provideanopenin for receiving: the inner portion of the Inarlring roll together with the nmrlringr teeth theretlnfough, in order that such teeth may be engaged with cheek. or similar instrument 6K which latter, as will be understood is formed of paper or similarly t 'a'gile sheet 111 aterial Disposed transversely the body l. is CIYlllIClllCl-ll. marking; roller T havingthe op posits-ends of a supporting; s'haitll extended from-the corre vending ends of the same and loosely uiounted in the right an gnhrrly A. series of *equflspncefil marking teeth are arranged-upon the peripheral surface of the cylindrical marking roller 7, as shown in the Figures 2 and 3 and are adapted to be passed through the opening 5 in the intermediate portion of the body 1 into engagement with the check or similar sheet 6. ing teeth 8, as will be noted, are tangentially disposed with relation to the peripheral surface of the marking roll and are 01" substantially triangular shaped formation, having the outer portions of certain of the sides thereof angularly cut or formed as indicated at 10, whereby they will more readily enter and penetrate the check or sheet ol. material 6 to be marked therewith. In this connec tion, upon reference to the Figure 1, it will be seen that with movement of the frame of the device in the direction indicated by the arrow, the tangential sides of the marking teeth 8 will flushly engage the adjacent sides of the check or sheet 6 during rotation of the marking roller and with continued move- .ment of the device, such teeth will be caused to enter and penetrate the sheet, thus iorming a series of indentations therein, which indentations, of course, form projections upon the several sides of the sheet which constitute the face and reverse side thereof, the former receiving the writing or descrip tive matter. Because 01": the pointed free ends of the triangular marking teeth, the

outer portions or tips of these projections will be torn or broken away from the body of the check or sheet 6 as clearly shown in the exaggerated illustration offered by the Figure 1, such. tearing or breaking away oi" the outer portions of the projections, rupturing the fibers of the paper or other material ot-which the sheet is composed and thereby rendering the same absorbent.

An extension 11 is formed upon that side of the body 1 opposite the curved attaching slip 2 and is adapted to be bent or curved upwardly upon itself into arcuate formation, thus providing an ei'lecutal guard or shield for the outer side of the marking roller 7 and its marking teeth 8; the free end of this arcuate shield lying adjacent to the intermediate portion of the body 1 as SllOWl'liil the l igure 1.

In usii at the improved check markin device, the'slip 2 is engageiil with a pen. pencil or-other device andwhen markiu a. check, snuglyengagedwith the rearward side oi the same as shown in the Figure 1. At this timev the device is moved longitudinally over the check adjacent the value markings or indicating matter written or otherwise presented thereon and with such movement, the marking roller 7 will be caused to rotate in a clockwise direction, thus causing the series of circumterentiallv disposed marking teeth 8 to succ sively enter the sheet 6, forming a plurality oi absorhmit projections upon the are and reverse sides oi the same :uljaccnl'.

These markthe value markings thereon, said projections having the outer portions thereof broken or torn free from the body of the instrument as well indicated by the numeral 12. By reason of the breaking or tearing of the outer portions of the projections 5 from the sheet (3, it will be understood that the fibers oi the sheet will be ruptured and in consequence that said free portions of the projections will be rendered absorbent. llcnce, should attempts be made to fraudulently alter or raise a check subsequently to the original writing of the same and nun-king with the device, the ink or other writing fluid employed in such altering or raising operation will be al sorbed by the tree portions 12 of said projections and will present a blurred elic 1t upon both sides of the check which may be readily noted or observed by a person cxamining the same. Should a person in attrunpting to fraudulently alter or raise a. check marked with the device attempt to smooth out the projections upon the face of the instrument, such attempts will be readily ohvious and in consequence, a person examin ing the instrument may readily detect the same. By reason of the mounting of the marking roller in the right angularly termed slots 4 in the supporting wings 3, it will be also understood that when the frame oi" the device is moved in a direction indicated by the arrow in the Figure .l. the extremities of the shaft 9 will be caused to remain in the lowermost lateral extremities of such slots and in consequence, the marking roller will be retained in its position within the openh1g5 in order that the marking teeth H thereon will properly engagi and mark the instrument (3 over which it is moved. However, should the device he moved in the opposite direction over the instrmnent (3, such movement will cause the extremities of the shaft 9 of the marking roller 7 to move out of the lateral extremities of the right angular slots 4 into the vertical portions thereof and in consequence, the marking roller will be caused to move into the vertical portions of said slots to its innermost position. thereby preventing proper engagement with the check or sheet ('3 in a. manner lo cause the forming of projections upon the lure of [lasaune. In this way; it will be rcadil; under stood that proper mar 'ng' oi a check with the device will at all times be ensured.

Manil eslly, the construction shown is ca pahle o1" cousiderablc mmliliralion and such modification as is within the scope ol" my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

l claim:

1. A check marking device comprising a frame, a roller supported thereon, and a plurality o'l teeth disposed about the pcriphcuv of said roller shaped to form series of projwtious upon both sides ol' a slul'l cu i'zugjoil .I on

thereby, the outer portions of which are broken away from the body of said sheet and thereby rendered absorbent.

'2; check marking device comprising a frame, a roller rotatably supported thereon,

and a plurality of circumferentially dis posed series of teeth arranged about the peripheral surface of said roller shaped to form series of projectionsupon the sires of a sheet engaged thereby, the outer portions of which projections are broken away from the body of said sheet and thereby rendered nbsorbent.

3. it check in arileing device comprising a frame, a roller supported thereon, and a pluality of teeth disposed aboutthe peripheral portion of said roller arranged at angles tan gentially to the periphery of the roller and adapted to form series of promotions upon both sides of a sheet engaged thereby, the outer portlons of Which PIOJQCtIOIlS are broken away from the body of said sheet and thereby rendered absorbent.

4-. A" check marking devicev comprising; a frame, a roller supported thereon, and a plurality of triannularly shaped teeth disposed about the peripheral portion of said roller tangentially to the same and adapted to form series of projections upon both sides of a sheet engaged thereby, the outer portions of which ])TO]B0t1OI1S are broken away from the body of the sheet and thereby, rendered absorbent.

A check marking: device comprising; a frame, a roller rotatably mounted thereon, and a lurahty of clreumfercntiallydisposed teeth on said roller adapted. to enter a check at substantially right angles to the face same with rotation of the roller in one direction and to leave such check at angles more acute than those of their entrance with continued rotation of said roller.

7. A check marking; device comprising a frame, a roller movable horizontally and vertically in said frame and rotatable thereon,

and a plurality of circlmiferentially dis" posed teeth on said roller adapted to enter a check at substantially right angles to the face thereof with rotation of the roller in one direction and to leave such check at anglee more acute than those of its entrance with continued rotation of the roller.

8. A check marking device comprising a frame. 5 roller rotatably mounted tluueonq and a plurality of circ'limferentially disposed teeth on said roller adzujited to enter a check and form openings therein, the several sides of such opeiiings being); disposed in opposite directions with respect to the opposite sides of the check. y i

9. A check marlcingdevice compr-isinga frame, a roller rotatably mounted thereon, and a plurality of circumferentially disposed teeth on said roller shaped. to enter the check at substantially right angles With relation to the face thereof upon rotation of the roller in one direction whereby to form openings in such check, certain of the sidesof which are disposed in one direction and the remaining sides of which are disposed in an opposite direction.

10. A check marking device comprising a frame having right angula rly disposed supporting Wines formed thereon provided With right angularly disposed bearing slots, a portion of said frame being cut away in proximity to the supporting Wings,a mar king roller disposed transversely of the frame, a shaft passing" through said roller having its opposite ends engaged in the right angular bea riup; slots, and a plurality of marking teeth arranged upon the peripheral surface of said roller.

11. A check marking device comprising a frame having an attaching slip formed on one end thereof, right angularly disposed supporting means carried upon the side portions of said frame and provided with right angularly formed bearing slots, a roller disposed transversely of the frame, a shaft passing through said frame having its extremities movably and rotatably mounted in the bearing slots, and marking teeth arranged about the peripheral surface of said roller.

12. A check marking device comprising a frame, attaching means thereon, right angularly disposed supporting means upon. certain of the side portions of said frame provided with right angularly formed bear-- inp; slots, a marking roller disposed transversely of the frame, a shaft passing through said roller having its opposite ends rotatably and slidably received in said right an gular bearing slots, a portion of the frame adjacent the roller being cut away, and a. plurality of teeth disposed about the peri.ph-' eral portionof saidrollcr shaped to form series of projections upon both sides of a sheet engaged thereby, the outer portions of which projectioiis are broken away from the body of said sheet and thereby rendered absorbent.

13. A check marking device con'iprising a frame, attaching; means thereon, right angularly disposed bearing, Wings upon portions of the opposite sides of said frame, that portion of the frame intermediate said Wings be] up out awav. a transverselv disposed roller adjacent said cut away portion of the frame, a shaft passing through said roller having its opposite ends rotatably and slid-- ably received in right angularly formed bearing slots in said supporting wings, and. tangentially disposed right angularly shaped. marking teeth arranged about the peripheral surface of said roller adapted to form series of projections upon both sides of a sheet engaged thereby, the outer portions of which projections are broken away from the body of said sheet and thereby rendered absorbent.

14. A check marking device comprising a frame having a resilient attaching clasp formed on one end thereof, right angularly disposed wings upon portions of the opposite sides of the frame having right angularly formed bearing slots therein, that portion of the frame intermediate the supporting wings being cut away, va transversely disposed roller, a shaft passing through said roller having its opposite ends rotatably and slidably mounted in said right angularly formed bearing slots" markingteeth arranged upon the peripheral portion oi said roller, and an extension formed upon the opposite endof said frame bent upwardly and curved upon itself and arranged over the outer side of the marking rolle' and teeth thereon.

15. A check marking device oon'iprising a frame, an attaching clasp formed on one end of the frame, right angularly disposed supporting: wings on portions of the opposite sides of said frame haring; right angularly formed bearing slots therein, that portion of the frame intermediate said su )portin;' trains being cut away, a transverse marking roller positioned adjacent the cut away portion of the frame, a shaft passing: through said roller having its opposite ends rotatably and slidably mounted in the right angularly formed bearing slots, a plurality of triangularly shaped marking teeth arranged upon the peripheral portion of said roller and disposed tangentially to the same, and an extension on the opposite end of said traine curved upon itself and arranged over the outer side of the marking roller.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

VINCENT CHELENA. 

